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YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
Crowded Maternity Ward
Turns Out 17 Babies 14 Mrs.
I ATLANTA (.ANP)—Seventeen
babies, in assembly-line fash¬
ion, were delivered in the ma¬
ternity ward at Grady hospital
here recently, despite the whol¬
ly inadequate facilities to cope
with the demand.
“ Prior to the babies’ birth,
II 'v r mothers were quartered
in a ward, originally designed
for 30 beds, but which contain¬
ed 50. The delivery room, made
; for one or two, always has four
in it at the same time, with
two or more waiting on carri¬
ages out in the corridor.
Thu e is a time-worn joke
which keeps cropping up around
the hospital that nine out of 10
Atlanta Negro citizens are born
there, and the 10th is born en
route. The tired, over-worked
maternity ward personnel do
not regard th ; s as a joke, know¬
ing that there is more truth
than levity in it.
According to Mrs- Evelyn
Richards, graduate nurse ir
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All USO Clubs Will Close
Last of December
NEW YORK, Oct.10. — All
USO clubs and other operations
for Army and Navy personnel
that have used USO funds will
close their doors on the night
of Friday, December 26.
This announcement came to¬
day alter the USO board of
directors, approved a complete
plan ,r termination along
with Jr streamlined organization
to act as the liquidating trus¬
tee of USO-
So the day after Christmas
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Nab Two Postal Clerks
In Church Robbery
ST. LOUIS 1 ANP i—Two pos¬
tal clerks, one a -ormer dea¬
con, nuamed as instigators of a
*2,427 burglary at the Calvary
Missionary Baptist church here
were arrested last Thursday
night, following their indict¬
ment by a circuit court grand
jury on charges of grand lar¬
ceny.
The men are Harrison Bur¬
ton, Sr., and William Scott.
Both were arrested at the main
post office, where they are em¬
ployed. f \J
Indictment of the men fol¬
lowed testimony before the
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CLARK COLLEGE HOME¬
-COMING ANTS—Shown QUEEN above CONTEST¬ twelve
are
£lark college coeds who have
been nominated by the football
team for the title of”,Miss
Ulark” The queen, who- will
feign at the college’s home¬
Shr favawiali
Girl Scout Week
Begins Sunday
The 383 membership of the
Negro division of the Savannah
Girl Scout Association of Sa¬
vannah, Inc., will celebrate
Girl Scout Week with seven
service days. Each day will
mean something special for the
entire week, and some days will
be highlighted by special city¬
wide activities.
Sunday, October 26, Girl
Scout Sunday, all troops will
attend the church of then-
choice, at which time ministers
all over the city will deliver
special messages on GiTl Scout
activities. Special features for
this day will be a radio broad¬
cast over Station WDAR, 3-3-15
n. m. There will be twelve
Scouts giving a “Scout’s Own,’’
entitled “The Girl Scout Laws.”
Sunday evening at 7:30 Senior
* ’r*T> M
GREENBRIAR RETAINS
OLD OFFICERS
Greenbriar Childrens’ Center
held its annual
meeting Thursday evening, Oc
tober 16. In addition to the
board of directors and the reg¬
ular members, the follow.ng or¬
ganizations sent representa¬
tives: Beth - Eden
church, the Federation of Color¬
ed Women’s Clubs, Elite Temple
continued on page two)
Not Quiet Enough, Cop
Shoots Down Vet
NEW YORK, Sept. 11 .—Im¬
mediate prosecution of two
white policemen in Farmville.
.4. C, was demanded of the De¬
partment of Justice today by
the NAACP, in forwarding to
Attorney General Tom Clark
the results of an investigation
by Lt4 representatives into the
of Meb Vines, Jr- an
: honorably discharged veteran,
continued on Page Two
coming activities on November
1. when the Panthers play the
MorehouLV 'Tiger- will be se¬
lected from this group at a
forthcoming meeting. They are.
reading from, left to right: First
row. Anna Ray Blalock, Rome;
Helen Cooper, Brunswick; Mat-
Mr. King
Heads Cath.
Laymen
Sunday, October 12. the Col- j
ored Catholic Laymen of Geor¬
gia held their eighth annual I
convention at St. Peters Clavers
church in Macon. t
The convention opened with
j solemn high Monsignor mass celebrated Joseph E. j
by Rev.
Moyian. vicar general and,
chancellor of the diocese of Sa-
vannah-Atlanta.
The public program was i
highlighted by addresses by M j
J. Callahan of Macon and the
Knights of St. Gregory, and Mr. !
.Continued on Page Twoi
PEANUT MAN
IN HOSPITAL
Friends will regret to learn
that Thaddeus Juarhett, the
well known peanut man, who
most often sat in front of the
Union Station selling his pa¬
pers and peanuts, is ill and
now in the Georgia Infirmary.
You may pay him a visit dur¬
ing the regular visiting hours
from 2 to 5 p. m and 7 to 8 p.
m. He will appreciate the
sight of your friendly faces.
TWINS
Rev. and Mrs. Jerome Del Pi¬
no are the proud parents of
twins, a girl weighing 5 1-2
pounds, named Judy Mercedes,
aid a boy, 4 3-4 pounds, nam¬
ed Julius Ernest. They were
I born Thursday afternoon at
j Georgia Infirmary. Dr. E. T.
; Upson was the attending phy¬
sician. Rev Del Pino is min¬
ister of Palen Methodist
church.
tie Moseley, Athens, Ala.; Ber¬
nice Fields, Huntsville. Ala.
June Blanchard New Crleanr
second row, Eloise Waters
Rome: Pearl Segrest, -Memphis.
Tenna. -Ruby Durden,' Mjiledfce*.
gonUnued on page Two
SAVANNAH 1K1BI Nit THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1947
Win Ten Years of Coliege and $10015
L. A. Ferguson Hines Miss Green
Miss White Miss Shaw
Seven fortunate Methodist young
people, shown above, were all win¬
ners in the denomination's Central
Jurisdictional Speaking Contest
held recently at Kankakee Shores,
111 All won cash prizes, Intended
for educational purposes, and tour
were awarded college scholarships.
Each contestant was a first prize
winner in preliminary eliminations.
Subjects of their self-written,
ten-minute addresses were some
asoect of the .benevolent, educa¬
tional and missionary program ot
The Methodist Church, known as
"World Service."
While there will be no further
contest, Lloyd A. Ferguson, 1004 N.
12*b st., Nashville. Tenn., who won
toon and a four-year scholarship,
htAu TB SEAL SALES FAIR
BOWLES C. FORD
Bowles C. Ford and Mrs.
Muncy Collier will serve as
chairman and co-chairman ol
fair sponsored by the Seal
committee of the Chatham j
Savannah Tubcrculos s and!
He alth Association which is j
'miAL SPEAKER
ON YOUTH PROGRAM
wm.
CLIFFORD HARDWICK
The Savannah Youth Coun¬
I cil of the National Association
;lor the Advancement of Color-
I cd People will present “inspira-
j t on 1 for U 1 All People,” a series of
• th'rteen weekly broadcasts over
Radio Station WFRP, beginning
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Inter-School Council
Elects Officers
The members and advisers
of the Inter-School Council met
Octobr 18 at the Harris street
school. ^ The ____ purpose of „ the ____
mee ing was to elect new
cers fer 1947-48 A summary of
things that the council had
dorre was-discussed. After much
.discussion, the following officers
.were' elected:
Laura G. Solomon 4
Miss Broome Miss Teague
will deliver his address, together
with winners of the five other Juris¬
dictional contests, at a giant youth
meeting ip Boston next May 1, in
connection with the denomination’s
quadrennial General Conference.
Other winners: 2nd prize, Henry
H. Hines, 504 Stevens St., Atlanta,
Qa.. $400 and 3-year scholarship;
3rd prize, Miss Marlene Green, 1713
14th, Ave, S., Nastlville, Tenn.,
$300. and 2-year scholarship; 4th
prize, Miss Wylma White, Beau¬
mont, Texas, $200. and i-year schol¬
arship; 5th prize, Miss Jacqueline
Shaw. 1734 Calhoun St., Baltimore,
Md., $100 6th prize. Miss WilUc
. Avc..'
Mae Broome. 207 W. Walnut
Gastonia, N. C., $50.. 7th pri~ " l
Gladys Teague, 204C If
Shreveport, I a-. $60
SR. SCOUTS TO ATTEND
CONF. AT CAMP
WALLELIAH
The Senior Girl Scout
ferenqe will be held at Camp I
Walleliali October 24-26. Thej
Negro senior Scouts have been!
invited to attend the final
terence on Saturday, October
25. j
Out _ , at Lamp Walk-hall two
representatives senior troops of iron, the Negro the six; dl-
, will ,,, meet Saturday , , at . I
vision , „ 9 '
Continued on Page 4
MRS. NANCY COLLIER
scheduled for December 4, 5,
and 6 at the West Broad Street
YMCA. This announcement
was made by Father Gustavt
H Caution, who is serving a;
general chairman of the 194
Christmas Seal Sale.
MISS SHIVERY’S NE¬
PHEW GETS BIG PLAY.
VP IN AMERICAN HOME
A feature article in the Oc¬
tober issue of the magazine, The
American Home, gives a big
play-up lo Mr. and Mrs. George
Shivery of Jamaica, Long Is¬
land, N. Y. Mr Shivery is the
nephew ol Miss Madeline R.
Shivery of this city and son of
the late Dr, George R. .Shivery
of Atlanta.
In a two-page spread, under
the title, “Talent and Ambi¬
tion Put to Good Use,” the~ar-
ticle shows a number of pic¬
tures „1 the attractive Shivery
home on Long Island one an
exterior view of the home when
it wa.s first purchased by
two young folks, another of
as it looks today after
cils improvements, and
showing tiie eqxuisite
j of Shivery the house made after extensive Mr. and Mrs-
provements to !he
j half ----- dwelling. ------~
| Practically all the
| renovations and
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president; Amos Johnson, Flor-
anoe. vice president; Mirian
Roberts West Broad, secretary;
Audry Carter, Paulsen, treasur-
Laur.ey Rbbertc, Cuyler,
porter; Betty Wilson, West 6 a-
va«Aah, chaplain; Maribn Bar-
nett, West Broad, captain of
patrol; Robert Vaughn, West
_
Continued on Page Pour
Leading Pupils in Beach-
Cuyler First Six Weeks
Suggest Mrs. Bethune Run
Against Lowell
LIBRARY OBSERVES
GIRL SCOUT WEEK
In observance of Girl Scout
Week, October 20-November 1,
Carnegie Library his on dis¬
play a group of career books lot-
teen-age girls. These books,
though written in the form ot
novels, give interesting and au¬
thentic Information concerning
various careers for young wo¬
men. As its special book-ot-
the week, the library lias on
display, the recently published
biography of Juliette Lowe by
Mildred Jvfastin Pace. This life
story of Juliette Lowe is espec¬
ially significant to Savannah
Girl Scouts, as she founded the
organization. Her birthday is
Oct. 31. and the book is so
Continued on page 2
ManySiudent* to Enter State
P-TA Essay Contest
To Fight School Segregation Indiana
In Elkhart,
Couple Separates When
Albino Child Appears
LOUISBURG, N. C. (ANPi
the birth of a white-skinned,
hue-eyed, copper-haired baby
joy to a Negro couple on a
farm near here early this year
jut a strain on the family ties
which resulted in a separation
jetween husband and wife. The
couple have a daughter with
normal coloring.
When the couple separated,
the albino child was left with
its maternal grandmother who
in turn sent for Mrs. Lottie
Battle, an elderly woman
by, who has reared seven of
her own children and provided
a foster home for six other
homeless childrert . Thc coun ty
welfare superintendent lias
agreed for Mrs, Battle to keep
the baby temporarily at least.
Attention was first attracted
to the case when both colored
1
and white persons objected to
having a colored woman rear-
1 j a whlte child Mrs. Battle
wants l0 keep the child , but
s jj e ^as been warned that the
| boy may later become blind due
I to a lack of pigment in the
eyes. Under such circumstan¬
ces, the welfare department will
place the child in a state in-
JOIN THE MARINE
CORPS LEAGUE
If you served in the United
States Marine Corps at any¬
time, you are eligible for mem-
^ership in the Marine Corps
j Lea " ue - on ^ y national dr-
Sabatier, lr Manafc interred weitaf *- exclusively
*. ~
Attend the meeting to be
held Sunday. Get. 2,6, 5 p. m..
at t he Marirte Corps League
Club room, 417 W. Gaston St
B, J. Mclver, commander.
MEMBER
Audit
BUREAU
CIRCULATIONS
NEW YORK (ANP I Demo¬
cratic politicians here have
been discussing the advisability
of sponsoring a woman candi¬
date against Congressman A
Clayton Powell it (he fiery
young minister decides to seek
reelection next year.
The Associated Negro Press
learned of this last week when
Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, one
of America’s 1 most famous lead¬
ers, arrived in the city to reg¬
ister lor the Nov. 4 election.
Friends of tli educator and
former government ofiicial
hinted that she had been ap¬
proached on the candidate for
public office subject by politi¬
cal aides of Mayor William
C’Dwyer, but had not given
them any definite answer. -j
It Is understood that Mrs.
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MR. KENNY TO ADDRESS
DEMOCRATIC CLUB
John W. Kenney will be Un-
guest speaker at the regular
of the Citizens Demo-
cratle chib next Wednesday
night. Mr. Kenney, who is
chairman of the City Kecrea-
Commlsion, will bring in-
formation of vital importance
to tin* community on the us;
of and expansion ol' recreation
lu( . lhlk „ ; iu SaVauuull .
m( wjJ , , n . hHd a ,
7 , p. m. at , the .. recreation „„„ „„„ cen-
ter, 37t.ii street and Ogeeehee
road The public is Invited.
stitution. The baby Is normal
m every wuy eXce P L , lur Color ,
ing, and also has African tea-
I ures.
Alton Jim Crow Schools
Under Attack
ALTON, 111 In a letter di-
rected to the chairman of the
Alton school board, attorneys
0 f the legal department of
national office of the NAACP
TALENT SCOUTS' WINNER
]
j
OPS Harris. radj<> <. on test ss&sxm
Station WCCO, w
NUMBER 2
The following are the lead¬
ing pupils in Beach-Cuyler high
school l'or the past six weeks;
Beach iligh
Vivian Gamble, 10A, 93; Eila
Merle I.aw, 10A 92; Rether
Gould. U)A. 91; Sara Connor
10A. 90; Ruth Johnson, 10A, 90;
Marguerite Redd ek, 10A. 90;
Lillian Bodison, 12A, 91; James
Denver, 10B 90; Raymond
Knight, 11 KB, 93; Marguerite
Pryor, UB2, 30, Ernestine May-
nor, 11B2, 90
Cnvler Junior High
Laura Solomon. 7B1, 90; Con-
tunct Wocome, JB1, 95; Valerie
Bell, 7B1. 95; Gerald Harden,
7B1, 93; Barbara Snype, 7B1,
9Q; Barbara Grant, 7B1, 90;
Jewell Grant, 9B. 90; ‘ Geneva
Young, 9 U 90
Delores Perry. 9B2, 90 2-5;
Rosemary Johnson, 8B2, 94 ;
Leonard Law. 7B4, '90; William
Elmore. R 7BI. 9Q; Mildred Lorrain^
Brown, 7 6 , 95; Wil¬
liams, 7B6, 95; Lillie Wright,
Aionxinued on Page twoi
The subject of the annual es¬
say contest of the State Con¬
gress of Colored Parents and
Teachers is as follows, state
prize, $75 scholarship for best
essay on:"A safety program for
curbing the mortality rate in
Georgia.”
Indications are that the con¬
test will be very widely parti¬
cipated in, ,
All students .graduating from
high school, going to college
gr'e eligible to enter the con-
tesl 1 ,UUf> words
Stale prize, $5(, for best es¬
say on -‘A visit to children 01
Continued "oh page 2
ELKHART, Ind. Local orga-
nizations and individuals are
rallying to the support of the
Elkhart bruit eh of the NAACP
in its efforts* to eliminate a
segregated school on the city's
4,01,111 , '’ .. ia ' Abandoned for the
u>;< " of white children several
Continued on Page 4
stated:
“The schools tin Alton) are
in fact segregated upon the
Continued on Page 4